PART 3U.K.[F1United Kingdom Conformity Assessment Procedures]

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Affixing the [F2United Kingdom] conformity markU.K.

15.—(1) The manufacturer must, at the end of the production stage, affix the [F3United Kingdom] conformity mark to—

(a)each item of equipment for which a declaration of [F4United Kingdom] conformity is required, or

(b)a data plate attached to that equipment, and

where relevant, embed the [F5United Kingdom] conformity mark in the equipment's software.

(2) Where it is not possible or warranted due to the nature of the item of equipment to affix the [F6United Kingdom] conformity mark in accordance with paragraph (1), it must be affixed to—

(a)the packaging of the item of equipment;

(b)a label on the item of equipment or its packaging; or

(c)a document distributed with the item of equipment.

(3) The [F7United Kingdom] conformity mark must be—

(a)in the form specified in [F8Annex 5 of MSN 1874 Amendment 3];

(b)affixed so that it is visible, legible and indelible; and

(c)followed by—

[F9(i)the identification number of the approved body which approved the equipment and the year in which the mark was affixed, where that body is involved in the production control phase; or

(ii)the identification number assigned to the United States Coast Guard by the Secretary of State, and the year in which the mark was affixed, where equipment listed in Annex 6 of Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1874 Amendment 3 has been approved by the United States Coast Guard and granted a US declaration of conformity.]

(4) Where the number of the [F10approved] body is to be affixed under paragraph (3)(c)(i), it must be affixed by—

(a)the [F10approved] body itself; or

(b)the manufacturer on instruction of the [F10approved] body.

(5) No person may affix a mark or inscription which is likely to mislead any person with regard to the meaning or the graphics of the mark.

(6) In this regulation—

“production control phase” means the phase of production during which the manufacturer ensures that each item of equipment complies with its [F11United Kingdom] conformity approval in accordance with modules D, E, F or G of [F12Schedule 2].

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